Bermudagrass(Weedy)

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• Scientific Name: Cynodon dactylon [L.] Pers.

• Common Names: Bermudagrass, Bahama grass, Capim-bermudaga (Portugal), Chepica brave, Came de niño, Common couch, Green Couch, Couchgrass (Australia), Grama rastrera (Spain), Coarse kweek, Kweekgrass (Africa), Common quickgrass, Quick grass (South Africa), Devil's grass, Dog's tooth, Doob grass, dhoub grass (Bangladesh), Dub grass, Finegrass, Finger grass, Gramilla blanca (Peru), Grand chiendent (France), Griming, Hierba-fina (Cuba), Indian couch, Kabuta (Fiji), Pate de perdiz, Running grass, Scotch grass, Star grass, Twitch grass, Tigriston (Suriname)

• Climatic Zone: Tropical, Subtropical

• Geographic Distribution: North America (subtropical), South America, Australia, East Asia, Africa

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Photosynthetic Apparatus: C4

• Major Identifying Characteristic: Has both rhizomatous and stoloniferous growth habit, auricles are absent, ligule is a fringe of white hairs, sheath is compressed, sparsely pubscent, leaf blade is sparsely pubescent, vernation folded